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In terms of the Rollins winning MVP over Holliday, I can see why that was considered a snub. Although, Rollins winning had more to do with his hitting as he was the best fielding SS in baseball. He also set some record that season involving the number of triples/doubles/SBs/etc (honestly too lazy to look it up). Plus it was the first year the Phils made the playoffs since the early 90's so he was seen as the catalyst to an epic August/September run. Personally, I think Holliday was just as deserving, but a good case can be made for Rollins. that year.

Another thing to keep in mind, it should have gone to Utley that season who was absolutely tearing it up until Lannan broke his hand with a pitch. Had he not missed that month with an injury late in the season, it would have been a completely deserving Utley that won it.

I wasn't sure where to drop this, but since Barry Bonds is talked about in here I guess this is good.
has anyone seen Bonds head lately? holy ****.
unless this is a bad picture.
his head shrunk.
not sure if because he is getting older, or maybe more so because he no longer taking PED.
I just thought it was interesting.

I have compiled a list of award snubs of the past 10 years. Since it's award week, I thought that it would be nice to see you guys opinions on this.

10. 2009 NL CY Young, Tim Lincecum over Adam Wainwright.

Adam Wainwright, 19-8 2.63 212
Tim Lincecum, 15-7 2.48 261

9. 2003 AL Rookie of the Year, Angel Berroa over Hideki Matsui

Hideki Matsui .287 16 106
Angel Berroa .287 17 73

8. 2011 AL MVP, Justin Verlander over Jacoby Ellsbury

Jacoby Ellsbury .321 32 105 39 Steals
Justin Verlander 24-5 2.40 250

7. 2002 AL MVP, Miguel Tejada over Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez .300 57 142
Miguel Tejada .308 34 131

6. 2006 AL MVP, Justin Morneau over Derek Jeter

Derek Jeter .343 14 97
Justin Morneau .321 34 130

5. 2002 AL Cy Young, Barry Zito over Pedro Martinez

Pedro Martinez 20-4 2.26 239
Barry Zito 23-5 2.75 182

4. 2004 NL Cy Young, Roger Clemens over Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson 16-14 2.60 290
Roger Clemens 18-4 2.98 218

3. 2011 NL MVP, Ryan Braun over Matt Kemp

Matt Kemp .324 39 126
Ryan Braun .332 33 111

2. 2003 NL MVP, Barry Bonds over Albert Pujols

Albert Pujols .359 43 124
Barry Bonds .340 45 90

1. 2007 NL MVP, Jimmy Rollins over Matt Holliday

Matt Holliday .340 36 137
Jimmy Rollins .296 30 94

Do you agree, disagree, discuss

How were you able to overlook Bartolo Colon over Johan Santana for the 2005 AL Cy Young that season? That was the snub of the decade. Santana was far more dominant than Colon that season. But it was quite obvious that the voters chose Colon because of the W-L record.

How were you able to overlook Bartolo Colon over Johan Santana for the 2005 AL Cy Young that season? That was the snub of the decade. Santana was far more dominant than Colon that season. But it was quite obvious that the voters chose Colon because of the W-L record.

Partially that and also partially because Santana, although more dominant, had a "not-Santana like" year. His advanced stats were lower than they had been in any other year. It sort of sparked talks of a decline, and he was snubbed because the voters probably felt that he didn't warrant it because it wasn't on par with what they expect out of Santana.